State qualifier Sophia Pentchev swims the 50-yard butterfly for Fremd during the Vikings invite in September 2025. (Patrick Jasionowski/Special to the Journal) The 50th annual IHSA girls swimming and ...

The Elk Grove Township Food Pantry serves Mount Prospect and several other communities in the township. (Photo courtesy Elk Grove Township) Nearly two million people in Illinois who receive ...

While the No Kings rally in downtown Chicago drew an estimated quarter-million people on Saturday (Oct. 18), rallies in the north and northwest suburbs drew tens of thousands in total. A spokesperson ...

Miss Illinois USA Nikolina Vujcic of Des Plaines (left), waves to the crowd from a float in the Des Plaines July 4th parade in 2025. (Journal photo) Des Plaines resident and 2020 Maine West High ...

Chicago-bound Union Pacific Northwest Line Metra train arrives at Uptown Park Ridge station (Photo by Igor Studenkov/Journal & Topics Reporter) Metra’s Board of Directors voted 10-1 to release next ...

Matthew Smarjesse (seated) and John Lardner of Patriot Acres address concerned residents during 2017 meeting at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines. (Journal file photo) Mary Beth Stillmaker of ...

Pumpkins fill the lawn outside the Prince of Peace United Methodist Church at Arlington Heights Road and Devon Avenue in Elk Grove Village. (Photo submitted) A slight chill in the air marks the ...

A Flock license plate reading camera, installed in Glenview on weley Drive near Willow Road. (Photo submitted) Park Ridge Police Chief Bob Kampwirth assured alderpersons that his department took ...

Here’s a look at how the Journal-area girls flag football teams performed in the second annual IHSA playoffs during the regional round: Wednesday, Oct. 8 Carmel 14, Prospect 0: No. 1 Carmel (20-1) ...

Cook County Commissioner Kavin Morrison (D-15th), who is also running for Congress, speaks at the No Kings rally Saturday, June 14, in Arlington Heights, organized by the new Indivisible Elk Grove ...

Demolition of former office park east of Elmhurst Road and south of Old Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village continues on Friday, Oct. 3. (Tom Wessell/Journal photo) TA Realty is building a 1.183 million ...

Building at 600 University Dr. in Arlington Heights. A bread-making factory that will eventually employ as many as 150 workers is coming to Arlington Heights. Tasty Breads already has production ...